Beyond Rigidity The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity,9780195145298

Beyond Rigidity The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity

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ISBN13: 9780195145298
ISBN10: 0195145291
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-07-10
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions. He also demonstrates the irrelevance of rigid designation in understanding why theoretical identities containing such predicates are necessary, if true.

Author Biography

Scott Soames is Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University.

Table of Contents

The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessityp. 3
Rigid Designation and Its Lessons for the Semantic Contents of Proper Namesp. 18
The Meaning of Namesp. 55
Ambiguity and Indexicalityp. 96
Partially Descriptive Namesp. 110
The Problem Posed by Propositional Attitude Ascriptionsp. 131
The Case Against Linguistically Enhanced Propositionsp. 147
Millian Meaning and Pseudo-Fregean Attitudesp. 204
What Is It for a General Term to Be a Rigid Designator?p. 241
What Do Natural Kind Predicates Have in Common with Proper Names?p. 264
Natural Kind Predicates, Mass Nouns, and Abstract Singular Termsp. 289
Notesp. 313
Indexp. 373
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